Funnest session watching Bariatric Calamity videos from FB together. Just missing Pearl Ma MD #SAGES2024 SAGES Is In Cleveland 2024! Allison Barrett Robert Catania Ann Rogers

Dr Matt Ritter presenting strong validity evidence on the SAGES developed fundoplication assessment tool ⁦SAGES Is In Cleveland 2024!⁩ ⁦IUSM Department of Surgery⁩

Acid reflux accounts for 43.7% of the conversions from OAGB to RYGB. Remarkably, the symptom resolution rate pre-op stands at 96.8%. While complications post-conversion are at 4.6%, the mortality rate is 0%. Important insights for patients considering conversions. #SAGES2024

Thanks to Barham Abu Dayyeh MD MPH FASGE FAGA and Tammy Kindel for the invitation to speak on chronic sleeve leak management in the Bariatric emergencies session SAGES Is In Cleveland 2024! #SAGES2024

And John Lew just won 2nd place out of >100 posters!! 🥹👏I’m such a proud mama bear. Diana Farmer

So proud to mentor these 3 rising star UCDavisMedSchool students, John Lew, Justin Choi, and Tiffany Wong! They had great posters at the SOM research day. UC Davis Surgery UC Davis Research

Feels great to see students soar!

Proud of John Lew UCDavisMedSchool MS2 presenting on post-bypass diabetes outcomes. Full circle becoming a mentor after my first med student talk 15yr ago. #mentorship is key for career success as Christian de Virgilio MD FACS highlighted in his Prez speech. PCSA UC Davis Surgery Diana Farmer

Looking forward to it!

Thankful for UC Davis Surgery & Diana Farmer's support, my mentors (too many to mention), colleagues, BIRCWH K12, and trainees who i love mentoring in research to help get to this day: Promotion->Associate Prof. Never thought it'd happen 3.5yr in! UCSF Surgery OHSU Department of Surgery

So proud to be able to call you guys my surgery family!

Another great session on Diversity, Inclusion and Cultural Competency in Bariatric Surgery. Standing room only. Great panelist. Great discussion.

I’m a proud research momma this week ☺️. One of my *awesome* research students - Rachel Tran MS3 - did an OUTSTANDING job presenting our data on how depression & psychotropic meds affect bariatric surgery outcomes. She is a FUTURE LEADER in the field!!! 🎉🎉🎉 #ASMBS2023 ASMBS

A must read for all #PCP #Endocrinologists #BariatricSurgeons and Patients with #Obesity .

Cure vs Treat:

#BariatricSurgery remains the 🥇⚱️standard. Great to have additional tools 💊💊 to help our patients though

Extremely proud of my research resident Lexie Johns for her fantastic talk at SAGES! She is a machine! Incredible work and presentation! #SES #SAGES2023 UC Davis Surgery UC Davis Surgery Residents UC Davis Socially Responsible Surgery SiobhanLuce Victoria Lyo SAGES Is In Cleveland 2024!

Wish I could be there. Go UC Davis Surgery MIS team!

So proud of my co-fellow innovating new surgical techniques!

SPLENDID 10-yr study comparing 5,053 #MetabolicSurgery pts vs 25,265 Non-surgical cohort… 32% decrease risk of developing obesity-associated cancer over a 10-year period following metabolic surgery (no difference in SG (2.9%) vs RYGB (2.9%)!!! Great study Ali Aminian ASMBS